§ MR. HOYLE (Lancashire, S.E., Heywood)asked, Whether the Secretary of State for War had seen the letter from Lord Brassey, published in The Times of Saturday, in which the writer said that the resources of the Whitworth Company's works were being largely applied to the manufacture of guns of the heaviest calibres for the French Government; and whether there was any foundation for the statement?
§ SIR HERBERT MAXWELL (A LORD of the TREASURY) (Wigton)(who replied) said: My right hon. Friend has communicated with the Whitworth Company, and has received a reply, stating that they are not making any guns for the French Government, and have not any intention of doing so.